September 22
“THE HOST” BY STEPHENIE MEYER BECOMING A MOVIE!
Posted by Kimmy

Producers Nick Wechsler, Steve and Paula Mae Schwartz have used their own money to acquire screen rights to “The Host,” the first adult novel written by Stephenie Meyer, author of the “Twilight” series.

Andrew Niccol will write the script and direct.

Meyer’s novel is a love story set in the near future on Earth, which has been assimilated by an alien species of benevolent parasites that call themselves “Souls.” One such soul, the Wanderer, is fused with a dying human named Melanie Stryder, in an attempt to locate the last pocket of surviving humans on Earth.

Wechsler and the Schwartzes are separately teamed on “The Road,” the John Hillcoat-directed adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel that will be released Nov. 25 by the Weinstein Co. They are also producing the Paul Schrader-scripted “The Dying of the Light” and an adaptation of Pete Takada book “An Eye at the Top of the World,” which Ryne Douglas Pearson is adapting.

In addition to writing four volumes of the “Twilight” series, Meyer has been heavily involved in the screen transfers, and she spurned several overtures for “The Host.” The producers continued lobbying the author and her UTA reps with a significant offer, a strong vision for the project and a collaborative spirit. Meyer eventually said yes.

In fact, Niccol first came under consideration after Wechsler and the Schwartzes asked Meyer what her favorite science fiction films are. “Gattaca” and “The Truman Show” were in her top five; Niccol wrote and directed “Gattaca” and scripted the Peter Weir-directed “The Truman Show.”

Source: Variety

OMG! Woah. That’s insanely awesome.

Categories: Stephenie Meyer



  by christine in September 22 - 10:23 PM
 

woohoo!
this is exciting
<3
i love The Host!




  by Taxi in September 22 - 10:26 PM
 

:O

Again…

:O




  by laytay in September 22 - 10:28 PM
 

WOW!!! i’m so excited!! i hope they do a good job finding actors for those parts. wowwwwww this is awesome




  by sam:) in September 22 - 10:29 PM
 

omg omg omg i screamed when i saw this and my whole family is freaked out by me right now! i loveddddddddddddd this book and i cant wait omgggg. i wana know when its coming out :)




  by ashley in September 22 - 10:33 PM
 

hmm, i think i’mma read this one .




  by Ori in September 22 - 10:33 PM
 

ohhh myy iiiiaaaan that is plain AWESOME! yesss AWESOME! :D i can die now.. no wait i should watch the movie first




  by Andrea in September 22 - 10:34 PM
 

Oh cool! The beginning of the book was kinda boring but as I read more, I couldn’t stop! Can’t wait for this!




  by Aliceismyfave in September 22 - 10:50 PM
 

OMG THATS GREAT! Congrats to Stephenie who can write amazing books that get turned into movies!




  by twilighterguy in September 22 - 10:50 PM
 

YEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!

Today is a very good day!!

Too many good news. I hope they find the right actors for the parts. I really love this book. I kept waiting and waiting for the sequel but it never came. Maybe many will kill me for this but I liked this more than Twilight. But I am a big fan of both series so I dont care.

I’ll just celebrate.




  by Maddy in September 22 - 11:05 PM
 

Oh, HELL yes.

The Host > Twilight in my opinion. Twilight is awesome and all, but TH is just…epic. God, I hope they don’t stuff it up. It will be difficult to make a movie out of.




  by Piper in September 22 - 11:10 PM
 

HELL YEA!




  by rebelangel in September 22 - 11:11 PM
 

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!!!!!




  by Kristin in September 22 - 11:14 PM
 

I’m so excited that they’re going to be making this into a movie! I loved the book!




  by Shelby in September 22 - 11:15 PM
 

This should be awesomely interesting.




  by Mads in September 22 - 11:17 PM
 

awesome nation!! should be good!




  by Sarah T. in September 22 - 11:27 PM
 

YES! YES! YES! I’m SO excited!!! I LOVE The Host!




  by Anonymous in September 22 - 11:34 PM
 

OMG! OMG!
I’m insanely excited!!
And they better find a perfect IAN!! :D




  by Jessica Deal in September 22 - 11:37 PM
 

This is such amazing news. Not sure what ya’ll think, but I like the Host better than Twilight. yes… I said it!




  by Becky in September 22 - 11:39 PM
 

I really do love this book so, so much… but I don’t know how it would work as a film. Since most of it revolves around the internal struggle in their minds, I’m not sure if that would work in movie form. But I guess we’ll see what happens!




  by alice in September 22 - 11:58 PM
 

YES FINALLY. been waiting SOO logn to her something. Im BEYOND happy xD




  by Catriona in September 23 - 12:04 AM
 

YAYYYY!!!




  by eowyn36 in September 23 - 12:26 AM
 

I just realized I forgot to fill the Name section :D ‘Anonymous’ that few posts above is me lol
anyway after almost an hour I kinda chilled out and read the article
‘Andrew Niccol will write the script and direct.’
And now I need another hour to chilled out because I absolutely love all the movies that he write or direct!!!




  by Elena in September 23 - 12:28 AM
 

..I cant get myself to read it. I bought it as soon as it came out and I couldnt get past the first couple of chapters…Congrats Steph!




  by Kay in September 23 - 12:31 AM
 

Wow! To be honest, I didn’t see that coming. Maybe I’m just really dense?




  by Melly in September 23 - 12:32 AM
 

Oh, that’s awesome! I really hope they do good with this one–the director of The Truman Show, huh? Well, that turned out good, so I got my fingers crossed.




  by Johanna in September 23 - 12:46 AM
 

… okay twilight is officially going into hibernation mode. i hope that once new moon is released we all get back into our crazy obsessive twilighter mode.




  by Stephanie in September 23 - 1:04 AM
 

OMGSH. NO FREAKING WAY!!
I LOVED The Host SOOOO much!!
I cannot believe both of Stephenie Meyer’s book’s are now going to be movies!
That is sooooo great!
Congrats to her! :D




  by Ireentje in September 23 - 1:44 AM
 

THANK GOD! i was so waiting for this to happen!:D:D:D the host will be such a good movie!




  by PrincessBee in September 23 - 1:45 AM
 

Oh man, that would be totally awesome.
I’m excited.
I loved the Host.
It was a great romance story, so unique and different.
It would make an amazing movie.

:)




  by bellalovesedward in September 23 - 2:00 AM
 

Yay!!! I’m excited:P :D Something else to look forward to… as well as New Moon, Eclipse… can’t wait till november




  by Anonymous in September 23 - 2:01 AM
 

BOOYAH! FINALLY, I WAS WAITING TILL THIS DAY.
I have a feeling it’s going to be freaking awesome, just like the book!
:D




  by meka in September 23 - 2:11 AM
 

OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM SO EXCITED!!!!!! OH MY GOD!! I GET TO SEE IAN!!! AAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! CANT WAIT!!!!!




  by 123' if you know what i mean ;p in September 23 - 3:03 AM
 

Okayyyy im excited and all, shouldn’t they be talking about when BREAKING DAWN comes out?!?!?!!?!!?!!?!!!?!?!?!?!?

Peace out.




  by Emmalinarina in September 23 - 3:08 AM
 

OMG YES!!! i love the host even just a bit more than i love twilight (but dont tell anyone i said that :D )

what i would love more though is some sequels rather than the movie…oh well. and i would love midnight sun being finished even more. sigh. a girl can dream.

i hope they dont stuff it up and make it all low budget like twilight was. i was not a fan of catherine, now that chris has taken over and there’s more money i think new moon is going to be excellent! lets hope the host is the same :D




  by Brenna in September 23 - 3:10 AM
 

YES!!!!!!




  by TheHolyThief in September 23 - 3:11 AM
 

Still haven’t read it.

FAIL on my part.




  by LIV in September 23 - 3:20 AM
 

OH EM GEE!
YES YES YES!
I LOVE THE HOST!
*biggest grin EVER*
SOOOOOOO HAPPY!
I WAS HOPING THEY’D MAKE IT INTO A MOVIE !!




  by Hope in September 23 - 3:38 AM
 

I still haven’t read this book *ducks in corner from “The Host” books being thrown at me.
I want to though.




  by Torie in September 23 - 3:40 AM
 

Yay!!!!!!!!! =D




  by Meghan in September 23 - 3:49 AM
 

THEY BETTER NOT MESS THIS UP!




  by Jessica in September 23 - 3:50 AM
 

No offense…at all. I’m just jealous. But this woman’s got to just be rolling in it. So much for Stephen King saying she can’t write worth a darn. All the power to ya S.M.!!




  by Sia in September 23 - 4:14 AM
 

I LOVE THIS BOOK and they have to cast the right people ! I REALLY HOPE THEY DON’T MESS THIS UP !!! I can’t wait for this movie !!!




  by Miriam in September 23 - 4:26 AM
 

OMG!!!!
YES!!!
This just made my week!!!




  by Alyssa in September 23 - 4:44 AM
 

the host is truely amazing

SCORE :D




  by Nicolette! in September 23 - 4:49 AM
 

I want to see who the actors aree!




  by jENNYCULLENS in September 23 - 5:06 AM
 

HElls yeah!!! Stephen King said she cant rite worh a damn ??????? What a dum dum




  by kassia in September 23 - 5:12 AM
 

YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS! Oh wow, this will be so COOL! I actually really loved the Host, it will be sweet to see it as a movie.

I want to know how far along in production they are though. Who are they considering as cast?




  by Lana in September 23 - 5:21 AM
 

OME! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!




  by Ditte in September 23 - 5:23 AM
 

excuse me…

*happy dances*

Yeah! That is so awesome! :D




  by Sara in September 23 - 5:27 AM
 

AWESOME.




  by abby in September 23 - 5:33 AM
 

OMG!! she is an amazing author if she can all her books turned into movies. of course, i already knew she was an amazing author but still THIS IS CRAZY!!




  by jessica in September 23 - 5:43 AM
 

huh whatever this is lame!!!




  by noemi in September 23 - 5:51 AM
 

i loved host! i’m happy about it but how will they turn it into a movie?
a big part of the conversations are between wanda and melanie in her head
will they use a narrator?




  by Thorne in September 23 - 6:06 AM
 

This is very exciting news. I really like the team that has worked so hard to get the rights. They’re really heavy hitters in the sci-fi genre and should do it justice. I too wonder how they will do the internal dialog. hmm




  by jen in September 23 - 6:08 AM
 

I loved the book! Can’t wait to see it on the big screen :) yay!!!




  by jonie in September 23 - 6:17 AM
 

OME!!! do u think they will do a sequel if stephanie goes ahead with her plans on 1??




  by jonie in September 23 - 6:20 AM
 

lol u can make a website theinsidevoice,com LOL




  by Rianna in September 23 - 6:23 AM
 

This is great.
Ever since I read the book I’ve been hoping they would make it into a movie.




  by Midnightsunrose in September 23 - 6:55 AM
 

They better cast Jensen as Jared. So exited.




  by Anonymous in September 23 - 6:56 AM
 

OMG I LUV THE HOST!!! CANT WAIT FOR THE MOVIE!!! XD
for those of u that havent read the host READ THE FREAKING BOOK ALREADY!! IT IS SO FREAKING AWESOME.
*warning: may be a little boring at the begining for some of u. or most.




  by ROLO in September 23 - 7:38 AM
 

Ahh! That’s EPIC!! That’s so exciting! Ahhhhh! XD Ahhh! I can’t stop my mental yelling! XP




  by BellaBells in September 23 - 7:50 AM
 

I knew they would make it a movie xD how could they not it’s an awesome book ^_^ Can’t wait to know the cast




  by nikki in September 23 - 7:59 AM
 

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANNOT WAIT TO C IT! cant wait to c who will play who….




  by TeamSPUNK in September 23 - 8:13 AM
 

That is really awesome. I read it a few weeks ago. You have to get past the first 60 pages or so to get into the book. Once you get into it, you start liking it. It is no twilight, but still very good and different story.




  by Sheila in September 23 - 8:33 AM
 

Ohhhhh no…..ooohhh noo no HELL no….ooooohhhh no no no no noooo!!! *crosses fingers and does a don’t-let-this-movie-suck dance* Ahyahahayaaaha…..ahayahahayayaaaa…..pllleeeeassse don’t let this mooovviiieee suuucccckkkk…..ahayahaahaahaayyaaaa…..




  by vampireLOVE! in September 23 - 9:42 AM
 

yaaay^^
but, whats going to happend with BREAKING DAWN?! oO




  by Anonymous in September 23 - 9:49 AM
 

i loved the host but they better not screw it up bc half of what they are doing is playing on stephenies popularity right now




  by shannon in September 23 - 9:57 AM
 

YES!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for this day since i read the book!

Hopefully the actor who will be playing Ian is a BABE




  by andrea in September 23 - 10:24 AM
 

E NEWS SPECIAL ON ROBERT TONIGHT @ 10PM ON THE E! CHANNEL!




  by Annie(: in September 23 - 11:53 AM
 

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee(=
i’ve kind of been waiting for this foreverrrrr!
agh, im so exciteddd. and i agree with some of you that The Host is better than Twilight, even though I’ll always love Twilight more. and Iannnn(= he’s like the perfect blend of Cullen and Black.

Jensen for Jareddddd, and Ian Somerhalder for Iannnn(=




  by sarahlutz in September 23 - 12:17 PM
 

omg yuaaaaaaaaaaa i loved the book. but is this defently going to happen or is it a maybe thing?




  by Paige in September 23 - 12:39 PM
 

omg!!!! i cant wait!!! the host is my favorite book!!!




  by lizzie in September 23 - 1:12 PM
 

YAYYYYYY!!!! I love the host and i’m so excited for the movie!!!! :D
Jensen Ackles would be perfect for Jared….can’t wait to see who they cast as Ian <3




  by Aimee in September 23 - 1:33 PM
 

YAY! Just yesterday me and my friend were discussing how we would totally go and see this if it were a movie.




  by twilightobsessed in September 23 - 2:37 PM
 

I’m just kind of curious as to how they’ll do the thoughts in the movie since like the whole first part of the book centered around wanda’s and melanie’s thoughts… but hey if they can do it kudos to them!

Hmm… holy crap i’m already musing about a tonnnnn of hot guys that could play ian! Gaspard Ulliel anyone?! ooo or that hot guy from smallville…or some other really hot/sweet looking guy…it’s all in the eyes for ian :)
and jared…maybe a James Franco type guy :) *sigh* i’ll be oogling at the men all movie!

and i can’t wait to see who is cast as Melanie and Wanda (once she becomes all innocent looking)!




  by Anonymous in September 23 - 3:58 PM
 

this movie will be so awsome! for Ian O’Shea they should cast Ian Somerhalder he’d be PERFECT! ;)




  by Desiree in September 23 - 4:58 PM
 

WOOW




  by Sue in September 23 - 5:33 PM
 

I am so excited! I loved this book. I am thrilled about the movie and the sequel book! Stephenie Meyer is so talented, I love her books, and now the movies!!




  by Tara in September 23 - 6:01 PM
 

Personally I didn’t like this book, It bored me to death, but I am curious of how they will do this movie, hope it comes out great and better than the book…




  by ruth-ayyy in September 23 - 6:03 PM
 

YAY!!!!!! I LOVE THAT BOOK! Stephenie Meyer is such a great writer. can’t wait. hope they find the perfect actors/actresses for the characters.




  by L in September 23 - 8:27 PM
 

OH MY GOD! my dreams have come true <3

i love the host so much better than twilight, and it was an emotional rollercoaster for me

lets just hope they find perfect actors/actresses for the roles !




  by Jessica in September 23 - 11:18 PM
 

OMG! The Host is my favourite book! It’s way better than to Twilight books (which are still awesome). PLEASE have Ian Somerhalder as Ian. I love him! Everytime I read the book, I just picture him as Ian. Jensen Ackles would be good for Jared and Sophia Bush would be good for Melanie/Wanda. Kristen Bell would be also be good for Pet/Wanda at the end. I’m so excited, I seriously can’t wait. I hope they stick to the book as much as possible. Anyway, can’t wait!




  by Annefleur in September 24 - 12:48 AM
 

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS AWESOME! :D I was so hoping for this when I finished the book! I love the twilight series.. but The Host, I dont know, at the begining it was terrible.. but then suddenly it went great! :D I love it!!! And Im Happy!




  by Rhea in September 24 - 10:49 AM
 

Finally The Host is going to be a movie! I was really looking for it when I finished the book three months ago, and now finally! I would really love to see Jensen Ackles as Jared Howe and Ian Somerhalder as Ian O’shea. For Melanie I think it would be great the actress Sophia Bush. But specially the guys, they are sooo hot! xD
I hope they do a good film, it’s not difficult to ruin the story turning a book into a film.




  by ABrown in September 25 - 4:35 PM
 

OMFG OMFG I SCREAMED MY ASS OFF WEN I SAW THIS
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
ILUVV THE HOST!




  by Char in September 26 - 9:00 AM
 

I just can not get into this book. I would like another in the Twilight series




  by nicole in September 26 - 9:15 AM
 

i can’t believe it . i love this book i’m sooooooooo excited!




  by Fendy in September 26 - 9:57 AM
 

OMG!!! WOOT WOOT is this FOREAL!!! I FREAKIN LOVE THE HOST!!! is one of my favorite books!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! THIS MADE MY DAY!!! WOOT WOOT!!!




  by shelby-by in September 26 - 10:35 AM
 

i want to read it bu my moms like well idk if u cn and i am like mom i read the twilight series 8 times what makes u think i cant read this one book and wen i say 8 times i wasnt kidding i read the twilight series 8 times and i read vampire acadamy and house of night and i read all of thoose books just over the summer!!!




  by Liz duey in September 26 - 1:52 PM
 

I CANT WAIT OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG……………..WHEN IS IT COMING OUT




  by paxton in September 26 - 4:37 PM
 

wooooooo hoooooooo!!!!!!!!!! XD




  by Daniela in September 27 - 10:36 AM
 

*reads information* *long silence* *best friend looking at me, confused as I continue to stare at comp screen*…*3 minutes later* SCREAMS SO HARD SHE BREAKS THE WINDOWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! THE HOST AS A A MOVIE?!?!?!?!?!? HELL YEAH! OH YEAH! GO THE HOST THE BEST BOOK EVER! SOOO NEEDS TO BE A MOVIE!!!!!!!! I……I….I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!SCREAMS FOR HOURS AND HOURS!!!!! I LOVE THAT BOOK! AND IT BEING A MOVIE!!?? IT SO NEEDS TO BE DONE! *prays* Please get a hot actor for Ian, Please get a hot actor for Ian. Though if they destroy this movie I WILL KILL THEM!!! NO! FIRST I’LL COMMENT TO THEM ON THE PHONE(which trust me if I have something to comment about you’d probably want to jump off a balcony lol) ON HOW STUPID THE MOVIE IS(the MOVIE not the book…and ONLY if the movie is stupid. if it’s not then I’ll scream again…trust me…you don’t want to her me scream in joy…or in anger. lol) THEN SUE THE PRODUCERS! NEXT SEND THEM TO JAIL AND THEN AND THEN LAUNCH A MISSILE TO THE CELL THEY’RE IN AND BOOM! HASTA LA VISTA, ASSHOLES! NO ONE MESSES WITH THAT BOOK!! *my friend finally calms me down* I can’t wait!




  by stuntgirl in November 02 - 5:45 PM
 

they better not murder it like catherine hardwicke murdered twilight. but andrew niccol’s a good director, so i’m not worried about that but they better not cast horrible actors and let them kill it like kristen stewart and robert pattinson did.
but then again i doubt anything they could pull off could live up to the book.




  by Omigosh Ian! in December 04 - 2:58 AM
 

Ian is soooooo cool ! I wonder who will b playing him




  by xarreic in December 12 - 1:25 PM
 

I loved the book the host I was so depressed when I got near the end I didn’t want it to end so I was reading it as slow as possible lol,man but the end was disappointing. I’m so glad she is going to write The Soul and The Seeker but I’m a little sad that it doesn’t come out until like may something but the day it come sout will be circled in red on my calender lol and hopefully when they make the movie they’ll keep as much alike the book as possible. They have to have all the romantic partswith Ian and Wanda(Wanderer) and parts with Melanie/Wanda and Jared. Oh and they better not leave otu the part with walt dieing, jamie gettign sick, and when they witness the couple(souls) playing with they’re human child throught the window. They actors better be really good with facial emotions too, lol or I will be very disappointed and go on a rageing rampage.
Ps. I hope the actors are really hot.




  by xarreic in December 12 - 1:26 PM
 

Opps sorry for the spelling errors lol can,t help it if I,m the worst at typeing.




  by Amber in February 13 - 10:58 AM
 

Omg I love this book soooooooooooo much… I lvoe every book you have ever wrote… I think this would be an awesome movie…. I have read the book like ten times…. It is kind of confusing but I love it.. I can not wait for it to become a movie!!!!




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